Was Big Swoop Modeled Off the Magpie I Saw in Canberra in 2016?💸🤑

I saw a news article this month about a Canberra magpie that was honoured with a giant statue placed in the Canberra CBD and wondered if this was the magpie, I met in 2016 and wrote about in a 2016 post?

Do You Ever Get the Feeling You Are Being Watched?

“Magpies are so iconic and so Canberran –
everyone has a story with magpies,” he said.

The collectible $1 coin featuring Canberra's Big Swoop

Not only has the magpie got a statue in the Canberra CBD, it's also been minted onto an Australian $1 coin?
Making a Mint in Canberra

The funny thing is the Greater Western Sydney Giants AFL team, which plays their home games in Western Sydney and Canberra are playing the Collingwood Magpies in one AFL semi-final on Friday night, while my team the Brisbane Lions are playing Carlton on Saturday night (my birthday), with the winners to meet in the 2023 AFL Grand Final the following Saturday.